In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Haha, yeah
La la, la la
Listen
La la la
Hey
Didn't you know I can help or hurt you (didn't you know?)
So there's no reason to lie
I bet you let those other niggas jerk you (probably will(
Convince you that they are fly
I never said I was an angel
Said, "But I ain't like those other guys"
Listen
You're convinced that our experience rearranged you
Well maybe you should re-examine how you tried
Or
Am I high?
Hey, am I high, high, high?
Yeah, oh no, woah
Am I high?
Ooh ooh, high, I, I
Yeah, oh no, woah
I think I've loved you since our high school (remember that, baby)
But you only wanted friends of mine (that crushed me)
So when they replied, "Her? She's cool" (I still took you in)
Only then you gave our friendship time (damn, baby, damn)
You won't say it but you think I'm changing (what you think? Why? Why?)
Is it because the whole world calls me drugs?
But didn't I say I can help or hurt you? (Look)
You should be paranoid without me
And with me feel a buzz
Is that cocky
Or am I high? (High, high, high, high)
Hey, am I high, high, high? (High, high, high, high)
Yeah, oh no, woah
Am I high? (High, high, high, high)
Ooh ooh, high, I, I (high, high, high, high)
Yeah, oh no, woah (or am I?)
It's the kinda high that got me leaning
120 speeding in the rain
Meaning of a hydroplane
Play both sides of the field
See I know 'caine
Keep 'em high like Kurt Cobain, listen (am I high?)
I'm known for speaking my mind
Known for fleeing from the scene of a crime
Eyes redder than the beam of my nine
Eyes redder than the scene of that crime
All for the love of the lime
I'm so high
Insinuating you're not that way
I see how you look and use your eyes (I see it baby, I see it)
But when I ask you can I jump in (please?)
Then you start again with the lies
But if I dare you you'd blow a kiss to another (uhh)
Though my friends have no idea who you could be (don't worry about it)
Don't worry I would never tell another
But I ate your pussy as you laid there beside her, yeah she was sleep
But um am I high? (High, high, high, high)
Hey, am I high, high, high? (High, high, high, high)
Yeah, oh no, woah
Am I high? (High, high, high, high)
Ooh ooh, high, I, I (high, high, high, high)
Yeah, oh no, woah (or no?)
Why am I sitting here peering the sky? (High, high, high, high)
Is there something inside of me or am I high? (High, high, high, high)
From when we talk on the phone 'til when we fuck (high, high, high, high)
This sounds like deep lust to me but I get high on your love (high, high, high, high)
(High, high, high, high)
(High, high, high, high)
La la, la la
Listen
La la la
Hey
Didn't you know I can help or hurt you (didn't you know?)
So there's no reason to lie
I bet you let those other niggas jerk you (probably will(
Convince you that they are fly
I never said I was an angel
Said, "But I ain't like those other guys"
Listen
You're convinced that our experience rearranged you
Well maybe you should re-examine how you tried
Or
Am I high?
Hey, am I high, high, high?
Yeah, oh no, woah
Am I high?
Ooh ooh, high, I, I
Yeah, oh no, woah
I think I've loved you since our high school (remember that, baby)
But you only wanted friends of mine (that crushed me)
So when they replied, "Her? She's cool" (I still took you in)
Only then you gave our friendship time (damn, baby, damn)
You won't say it but you think I'm changing (what you think? Why? Why?)
Is it because the whole world calls me drugs?
But didn't I say I can help or hurt you? (Look)
You should be paranoid without me
And with me feel a buzz
Is that cocky
Or am I high? (High, high, high, high)
Hey, am I high, high, high? (High, high, high, high)
Yeah, oh no, woah
Am I high? (High, high, high, high)
Ooh ooh, high, I, I (high, high, high, high)
Yeah, oh no, woah (or am I?)
It's the kinda high that got me leaning
120 speeding in the rain
Meaning of a hydroplane
Play both sides of the field
See I know 'caine
Keep 'em high like Kurt Cobain, listen (am I high?)
I'm known for speaking my mind
Known for fleeing from the scene of a crime
Eyes redder than the beam of my nine
Eyes redder than the scene of that crime
All for the love of the lime
I'm so high
Insinuating you're not that way
I see how you look and use your eyes (I see it baby, I see it)
But when I ask you can I jump in (please?)
Then you start again with the lies
But if I dare you you'd blow a kiss to another (uhh)
Though my friends have no idea who you could be (don't worry about it)
Don't worry I would never tell another
But I ate your pussy as you laid there beside her, yeah she was sleep
But um am I high? (High, high, high, high)
Hey, am I high, high, high? (High, high, high, high)
Yeah, oh no, woah
Am I high? (High, high, high, high)
Ooh ooh, high, I, I (high, high, high, high)
Yeah, oh no, woah (or no?)
Why am I sitting here peering the sky? (High, high, high, high)
Is there something inside of me or am I high? (High, high, high, high)
From when we talk on the phone 'til when we fuck (high, high, high, high)
This sounds like deep lust to me but I get high on your love (high, high, high, high)
(High, high, high, high)
(High, high, high, high)
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Am I High Lyrics as written by Gene Thornton Jr Chad Hugo
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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is that Lenny Kravitz singing some of the chorus? it kind of sounds like him.
well its no Kravitz its Pharrell, but umm yea this song has killer lyrics and I'm kinda confused about what they mean is the singer the drug or is he high in a dream or something?
i think he's talkin about soem fine ass girl that dudes used and he's there all along and he will treat her right...or some other b.s. pharrell is always talkin about lol
ah hot song! i love how when you listen on surround sounds, there are always little comments on the left side. like when pharrell says, "I think I've loved you since our high school/But you only wanted friends of mine" there's a little voice saying "that crushed me."
Has anyone noticed that?
yea they really do well with that
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"Play both sides of the field"
Correct me if i'm off the mark but is Clipse making a statement about his sexuality?
What else could "Play both sides of the field" mean?
ok - i really am confused about what this song is about. does anyone know for sure?
In response to Stripes:
I don't believe that the Clipse were referring to sexuality in the line "Play both of the fields..."
In my opinion, they are saying that they "play both sides of the field..." as in they look through OTHER people's perspectives as well as their own...
Then it follows with the line..."See I know pain"...which is saying that they understand what the other person is feeling because they've been in their situation before or can relate to what their going through.
That's just a general thought. In my opinion, the Clipse are talking about relationships. They play "both sides of the field" as in they have played people as well as been played theirselves...and therefore they know what it feels like being on other end..."see I know pain".
In response to Stripes and Chincheck:<br /> <br /> The line "Play both sides of the field, see I know Caine" (not pain) means that he's experimented with cocaine in the past, in addition to marajuana.
The line "Play both sides of the field, see I know 'caine" (as in coccaine), means he has dealt drugs and used drugs ("hydroplane"~HYDRO=WEED/MARIJUANA), because the next line says "I keep 'EM high like Kurt Cobain."<br /> <br /> So, Malice is basically saying, as Jay-Z has said many times, being a drug dealer can be just as addictive as being a drug addict because they do it all for the "lime(light)." While he does smoke weed, he is not addicted to it. However, he does have an addiction to making money and being in the "lime"light.
Where did you get that?